Coming to America sparring scene; stunt men, or self-performed?
In the beginning of Coming to America, there is a scene where Eddie Murphy's and Arsenio Hall's characters engage in a sparring session with I think they would be bo staffs.
Did they perform the sparring themselves, or did they have stuntmen doing that scene?
The scene which I am referring to can be seen on YouTube.
Best Answer
Indeed it was Lindell Blake who was Eddie Murphy's stunt double. Lindell's brother was my gymnastics coach and Lindell would join us every so often.
I happened to see his name in the closing credits of Coming to America years ago and I asked him about it. He confirmed that he was the stunt double, and that the final aerial skill of the pass he did (the laid out full) was done on a trampoline and cut into the scene to look like it was done off the floor.
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Answer 2
According to this excerpt a gymnast by the name of Lindell Blake was the stunt double for Eddie Murphy in that movie. He is also listed in imdb's list of stunt persons. (heh, tadaaa! Man that search took a bit.)
Answer 3
I don't have a screen cap to back this up or even the names of the dancers/gymnast/stuntment that were used but the flips are done by professionals. They are working as body doubles for Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall.
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